Tag: Joe Biden
U.S. to adopt new restrictions on using commercial spyware
The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists, and...
Bipartisan congressional caucus forms to address fentanyl crisis
Labeling the smuggling of illicit fentanyl into the U.S. from Mexico "a national crisis," a group of lawmakers has formed a bipartisan...
Lawmakers tell ex-CEOs ‘you must answer’ for bank failures
Leaders of the Senate’s banking committee on Thursday warned former chief executive officers at the failed Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank that they expect them...
Senate votes to keep 2001 authorization for war on terror
The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to continue congressional authorization for the use of military force in the global fight against terror, turning...
Joe Biden signs bill on COVID origins declassification
President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the...
Inflation continues to outpace wages, data shows
Inflation has outpaced wages for nearly two years, recently released federal data shows.
A closer look at federal wage...
U.S. Senators demand answers from Fed about California bank failure
A bipartisan group of senators is demanding answers about what led to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and what knowledge the...
Treasury Department agrees to hand over Hunter Biden files
The House Oversight Committee said Tuesday that the U.S. Treasury Department is providing the investigatory committee with access to Hunter Biden’s Suspicious...
Joe Biden OKs controversial Alaska oil project, draws ire of environmentalists
The Biden administration said Monday it is approving a huge oil-drilling project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope, a major environmental decision by President Joe...
Ex-Navajo president Peterson Zah honored in funeral procession, reception
Remembered as an inspirational, humble leader with a passion for education and commitment to his people, former Navajo Nation President Peterson Zah...